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25 Αυγ 2021 · UNICEF USA remains committed to ending child marriage, both in the U.S. and around the world. Success would bring the world one step closer to protecting children and ensuring that every child can grow up healthy and happy. Child marriage is a human rights violation.
No legislation to end child marriage is currently pending in Mississippi. A previous bill to limit -- but not end -- child marriage died in the legislature in 2021.
28 Μαΐ 2024 · In Mississippi, Section 93 of the Mississippi Code 1972, children as young as 15 can legally marry with parental consent, and there are no minimum age requirements if a judge approves the marriage. This outdated law puts vulnerable children at risk of exploitation and abuse.
End to Child Marriage within Reach? Latest trends and future prospects. 2023 update, UNICEF (2023), available at https://www.unicefusa.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/Is_an_End_to_Child_Marriage_Within_Reach. available data, 14 VULNERABLE CH. /full/10.1080/17450128.2019.156. valenc.
As of March 2024, in four states there is no statutory minimum age when all exemptions were taken into account. These states are California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. As of June 2024, child marriage is legal in 37 states. [2][3][4][5] 13 states have banned underage marriages, with no exception.
Join the national movement to end child marriage in every U.S. state and at the federal level. Submit these messages to urge legislators to take action. Unchained At Last is the only nonprofit dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and systems change.
UNICEF is activating constituents in key states, spreading the word that child marriage is a violation of child rights. MARCH 2019 UPDATE: Strong bills to end child marriage are currently pending in 11 state legislatures.
